2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3974: Private Providers

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 10, Title 59 So As To Authorize Evaluators To Evaluate Public School Students For Health, Behavioral Health, Or Therapeutic Needs, To Authorize Private Providers To Provide Related Services At Schools During The School Day, To Specify These Evaluations And Services Only May Occur Upon Request Of The Parent Or Guardian Of The Student, To Provide School Districts May Not Prohibit Such Evaluations Or Services In Schools During The School Day, To Provide The State Department Of Education Shall Adopt A Related Model Policy, To Provide Requirements For The Model Policy, To Provide School Districts Shall Adopt Related Policies, And To Define Necessary Terms.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, McGinnis
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
5/6/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
5/6/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-9
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
5/7/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
5/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Education
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Passage Of Bill
5/6/2025
99
Yea
9
Nay
11
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text5/7/202534.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text5/6/202558.4 KB
Amended
Bill Text5/6/202533.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text5/5/202558.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text5/1/202558.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/12/202517.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/2/2025245.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/29/2025213.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/24/2025211.8 KB